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329 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 8467048522
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04 October 2016
Description
'Oh, why, dear God, did I marry him?'Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent devourer of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape ...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,847 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 54%
dark 33%
challenging 23%
tense 20%
funny 9%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Suicide, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Medical contentMinor
Racial slurs329 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 8467048522
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04 October 2016
Description
'Oh, why, dear God, did I marry him?'Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent devourer of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape ...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,847 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 54%
dark 33%
challenging 23%
tense 20%
funny 9%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 29%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Medical contentMinor
Racial slurs